Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Dennis
/DEN · iss/
Meaning
“Follower of the wine god Dionysus”
Dennis is the usual English, German and Dutch form of Denis, which comes from the Latin name Dionysius, meaning 'follower of the wine god Dionysus'. Dionysius in turn derives from Dionysus, the Ancient Greek god of wine, festivity and ecstasy.
Nicknames
denny · den
Vibe
friendly
How it ages.
A steady, familiar choice that has stayed in common use for decades across Germany, the UK, the US and the Netherlands.
The cultural moment.
A familiar name in Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Netherlands, chosen fairly rarely today compared with more common classics.